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Nov. 13, 1928. 1,691,456

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JOHN L. BECK, OF BALTIMORE, MARYLAND.

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Application filed March 17, 1927. Serial No.`175,969.

My invention relates to a sign that a blind person might carry in hisrpocket usually,

but, when crossing streets it would be eX- hibited. Recently a blind man4stood on a car track in Baltimore, waving his hands for some one tohelp in directing him. A#

motorman thought he was .sin'iply trying to make the car stop at anon-stop corner, and therefore, did not stop his car and killed the man.

The objects of my inventie-n are to make a sign that is readily visiblewhen displayed,

and one which will tell that the user is handicapped by not being ableto see, to make one which will not injure a person standing near shouldhe be unintentionally struck with it, to make one which the user cantell by his sense of feeling has the in scription right side up, to makeone that can be firmly held, to make one that can be put in his pocketora ladys hand bag except when needed at a crossing, and other objectsand advantages will appear as the description proceeds and from theaccompany-v ing drawing forming a 'pa-rt hereof and in which,

Figure l bodying my invention.

is a front elevation ofa sign em- Figure Q-.is an end view thereof.Figure 3 is a View of` a simi,-v

lar sign for night use, Figure 4 is aview on line 4;-.4 of Figure?)looking in the di'- rection of the arrows, Figure 5 is a View on line 55 of Figure 3 looking in the direction of the arrows Similar numeralsrefer to similar partsk throughout the several views,

rlhe sign l, is colored orange or a tone thereof which is thought to bethe color most easily seen and least confused with other objects inordinary use. The inscriptions are on both sides, exactly alike and areuprightV from the same edge of the sign. Allele or opening 2 is at oneend, nearer one edge. preferably,` the lower, than the other. This makesit possible for the user to keep the inscriptions upright and makes thesign easily grasped, a little like a pistol. The sign is preferably madeof laminated sections, 3-4-3, to prevent warping.

Should it be desirable to` use a sign at nighul have shownin Figures34') inclusive amodificationof the sign shown in Figures l and 2, inwhich the sign 9 is made of thin sheet material, such as metal, and itis also colored orange, but in thedrawing this col oring is omitted tolet the other parts stand outr more clearly. lThe word Blind is' cut outon each side, and the otherinscriptions,

not needing to be seen so'clearly, are paintedA on the sign. Inside thesign 1s a long elec- The signs are as much, or more, to protectthedriving public than the blind, forno one 6o tric bulb, shown at G,connected by wires to a small ybattery and the holding opening fknowingly would run down a blind person. f

Also the sign must be small .because a blind person does not want toadvertise his handicap except wheny it is essential for his safety andthe safety of the public p It is understood that various modifications ymaybe made in thevgeneral design and ystructural'details of the deviceas herein disclosed without, however, departing from the. spirit. orscope ofmyinvention as defined in the following claims. i i' I claim: Il. A pocket sizer sign cillong and substantially rectangular, with anopening` therethrough adjacent vone end and nearer one long 'edgethereof than the other for the insertion of the users finger, andwhereby y Y the upright position of said sign may be determined by thesense of touch.

2. A pocket size elongated sign with an opening vtherethrough adjacentone end and nearer one longedge thereof than the other for the insertionof the users linger, and

whereby the upright position of said sign may be 'determined by thesense of touch.

JOHN L. BECK,

